Upstater Destinations: Two Groovy Music Festivals

  |  September 5, 2013

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Summer might be on its way out the door, but the outdoor music festivals haven’t called it a day just yet. In fact, there are two of them happening this weekend in the Catskills, so take your pick: Will you attend the Catskill Chill Music Festival, or are you more of a Drum Boogie Festival type? Perhaps you’ll try to hit both

Catskill Chill Music Festival, Camp Minglewood, Hancock – 9/6 – 9/8

For the fourth year in a row, Camp Minglewood (which was essentially created to host the festival) in Delaware County will play host to one of the most popular music festivals in the Catskills this side of Mountain Jam. There’s quite a long line-up of talent this year, including The Meter Men + Zigaboo, Modeliste, Papadosio, Leo Nocentelli with George Porter, Sr and special guest Page McConnell, plus tons more. The great thing about Catskill Chill is that you don’t have to go just to listen to music; you can also join in the fun during the festival’s Open Mic afternoons, scheduled for Saturday, 9/7 and Sunday, 9/8 from 12:30 to 2pm. Need to get your yoga on while you’re there? You can do that, too, with Andrea Giacomozzi from SkyBaby Studio in Cold Spring. Bring your own mat since they have a limited amount. If you want to camp at Catskill Chill, you can do so for free with your ticket purchase. Just make sure you consult the rules on their camping page first. GMAP.

Drum Boogie Festival, Woodstock – Saturday, 9/7

You might want to pencil this free, family-oriented music festival into your schedule this year, because if you don’t go, you’ll have to wait until 2015 before it rolls around again. Drum Boogie is hosted and organized by Woodstock Chimes and features a line-up of a local musical luminaries who play drums, certainly, but other instruments, as well. The festival kicks off at 11am on Saturday morning with an opening ceremony at Andy Lee Field featuring Jack DeJohnette, Karl Berger, Harvey Sorgen, and a host of Tibetan ritual musicians. The day continues with children and family acts, like Pook and Energy Dance, not to mention all types of percussive music in the vein of Middle Eastern, Japanese Taiko, Native American, Belly Dance, Rock, Jazz, and African. The festival culminates with a performance at 6:45pm by the Midnight Ramble Band from Levon Helm’s studio. There’s a lot more to see and do, so check out the Drum Boogie Festival’s website for more information. The rain date is set for Sunday, 9/8, same bat-time, same bat-channel. GMAP.

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NEXUS, from the Drum Boogie Festival website

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